Simple Wedding Vows

Simple wedding vows don't seem so simplistic to many. Human beings by default tend to complicate things. It is like it is in our genetic makeup, in our very own DNA to unnecessary complicate matters. We love the drama and we love the teary-eyed smiles, music swelling in the background and happily forever afters.

And now, the time has come to embark on your very own happily forever after. And you get lost in all the planning, the exquisite little details like table placement cards and the big major details like the most stunning wedding dress world has ever seen.

Your eye is on the most beautiful flowers, the most succulent wedding cake, who to invite, where to go on the honeymoon, details, details, details.

And the stress of will I forget something, will uncle Roger drink one too many and pester other guests and on and on can be too much. There is one other thing to stress about and these are your wedding vows.

Will you come up with the wedding vows yourself or will you use traditional wedding vows? Should you read a poem or make a solemn promise? In the entire hustle and bustle you might end up feeling too stressed out and stumped for words, drawing a blank. Calm down and take a breath, it's all good, it's going to be fine.

By the mere definition of being human, your tendency might be to have the need to elaborate and to complicate. You want the whole world to know why this person is the right one for you, you want to communicate how much you love them and how much they mean to you.

Yes, love is complicated but what we humans tend to forget love is sometimes very simple too. The joy, the liquid bliss running through your veins, the happiness you are feeling because you have found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, to share yourself without hesitation and with an open heart is what you want to shout out at the top of your lungs.

All of this, however, can be said with simple wedding vows. To have and to hold, to love and to cherish, in these moments even the simple "I love you and I do" take on a profound meaning.

It is your wedding day; everything takes on a profound meaning. And, if you are a nervous public speaker chance is your partner is already aware of your little secret. He or she will not hold it against you if you do decide on simple wedding vows to get cut down on the stress of the ceremony.

Remember, simple words can sometimes best describe what is in your soul and heart. With all the fuss and details, complications and dramas, simple wedding vows can be the most profound statement you make on your wedding day. All you need to simply say is I love you and I do promise to spend the rest of my life with you. See, sometimes the simplest things are powerful in their simplicity.